Monsal Head Viaduct
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Monsal Head Viaduct is a historic 19th-century railway viaduct in Derbyshire, England, famed for its dramatic setting in the Peak District and now used as part of a popular walking and cycling trail.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic structure
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railway viaduct ⓘ |
| accessibleBy | Monsal Trail tunnels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architectEngineer | William Henry Barlow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtForLine |
Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Midland Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | early 1860s ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| crosses | River Wye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse |
cycling trail
ⓘ
walking trail ⓘ |
| designedFor | Midland Main Line route to Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| famousFor |
dramatic landscape setting
ⓘ
views from Monsal Head viewpoint ⓘ |
| hasTourismActivity |
cycling
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Monsal Dale
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Wye valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | approximately 70 feet ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Grade II listed building ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| length | approximately 300 feet ⓘ |
| lineClosedUnder | Beeching cuts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| listingAuthority | Historic England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Derbyshire
ⓘ
Peak District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInNationalPark | Peak District National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Great Longstone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Little Longstone NERFINISHED ⓘ Monsal Head NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
brick
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local limestone ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature |
Cressbrook Mill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Headstone Tunnel NERFINISHED ⓘ Upperdale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Bakewell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfArches | 5 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1863 ⓘ |
| owner | National Park Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Monsal Dale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfRoute | Monsal Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayClosed | 1968 ⓘ |
| region | East Midlands ⓘ |
| status | disused railway viaduct ⓘ |
| transportModeCurrent | non-motorised trail ⓘ |
| transportModeOriginal | railway ⓘ |
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